CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Our Summer Conference on Primary Care Medicine is designed to provide physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with information on current
primary care issues, as well as offer practical
management techniques that can be applied
immediately in your practice.
The goal of this conference is to provide a comprehensive update and review on current issues in primary care. Emphasis will be placed on practical application of
evidence-based presentations. In addition to didactic
lectures, ample time has been allotted for participant
feedback and interaction.
Topics in this year's conference have been selected based on extensive target audience needs assessment data, including clinical expert input, online needs assessment survey, clinical guidelines and past participant stated needs.
An outstanding, multidisciplinary faculty has been assembled for this conference. Faculty members were selected based on their individual area of expertise, for their willingness to address issues of current concern,
and for their accessibility to participants.
Morning sessions and one afternoon session leave ample time for exploring Napa Valley. We have also arranged a variety of group tours that allow for enjoyment of the area, as well as continued discussion relating to the conference topics.
Conference OBJECTIVES
After participating in this conference, you should have increased knowledge of, and be more competent to...
• Manage cases of dermatologic infectious disease
• Better diagnose the causes behind non-specific and
systemic abdominal pain
• Design a plan of care for the elderly including pain
management and utilizing palliative care services
• Recognize depression and be able to better discuss
sexual chemistry enhancers with patients
• Cite up-to-date information regarding diabetes &
hypertension and stroke prevention
• Distinguish melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers
• Better perform office-based procedural sedation
• Recognize the early signs of chronic kidney disease
ACCREDITATION
This educational activity was planned and
produced in accordance with the ACCME and ANCC
Essentials and Standards relating to continuing
medical and nursing education.
Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Symposia Medicus is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certificates of completion/credit will be given to
participants at the conclusion of the conference.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Physicians Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Nurse Midwives & Physician Assistants Nurses & Nurse Practitioners Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP2335, for 21.6 contact hours.
Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION SESSIONS
Small group discussions will be held Friday afternoon. These "Round Table Discussion Sessions" are organized
to provide an opportunity for greater participant/faculty interaction, and will give you an opportunity to discuss subjects relating to your particular area of interest. You are encouraged to bring cases or issues you are confronting in your clinical practice to discuss during these sessions.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Each registrant will receive an extensive conference
syllabus containing pertinent information on each topic presented. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of printing on paper, this syllabus is available on CD.
You can request your syllabus on CD on our conference registration form. If you request a syllabus on CD and bring your laptop to the conference, please be aware that there are no electrical outlets at the conference tables. Make sure your laptop is fully charged each day.
Extra copies of this syllabus, whether on CD or paper, are available for purchase by writing, with $45 payment to: Symposia Medicus, 399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 201, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2287 (please refer to syllabus #1150 and indicate type of media preferred).
GROUP TOURS
Tours are planned for participants and their guests throughout the conference breaks. Additional information on Napa Valley, our conference hotel and group tours will be sent.
Symposia Medicus designates this educational activity
for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in this activity.
The American College of Nurse Midwives and the American Academy of Physician Assistants accept Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited
by the ACCME.
The ANCC contact hours awarded for the completion of
this educational activity is 18.
A maximum of 5 hours in pharmacology credit for
prescriptive authority may be earned by attending this
educational conference. Sessions awarding pharmacology credit for prescriptive authority are denoted with an Rx.